Jan Willem specialises in international corporate finance with a focus on cross-border equity capital markets transactions. He advises corporates and financial institutions from close to home and far afield. His regulatory practice ranges from buy-back programs to cross-border clearing and settlement and from block trades to insider trading issues.
Jan Willem is ranked Tier 1 for equity capital markets in Chambers Global 2015 and is described by clients as “thorough, hands-on and practical.” Sources add: “He really digs into the detail and is likeable and easy to communicate with.” He was named “Best ECM lawyer of the year 2014” (M&A Community).
He has practised law as a resident lawyer in New York, Brussels and London. Jan Willem regularly lectures on Dutch securities law subjects, to audiences at home and abroad.
Jan Willem’s recent work includes advising
16 March 2020
Share buyback programmes: accelerating or suspending during stock market volatility
20 June 2019
Financial Markets in brief – new regulations and other developments
20 June 2019
New Prospectus Regulation alleviates disclosure requirements for issuers
16 May 2019
Financial Markets in brief – new regulations and other developments
18 April 2019
Financial Markets in brief – new regulations and other developments
14 March 2019
Financial Markets in brief – new regulations and other developments
14 February 2019
Financial Markets in brief – new regulations and other developments
13 December 2018
Financial Markets in brief – new regulations and other developments
14 November 2018
Financial Markets in brief – new regulation and other developments
16 October 2018
Financial Markets in brief – new regulation and other developments
14 September 2018
Financial Markets in brief – new regulation and other developments
12 July 2018
Financial Markets in brief – new regulation and other developments
14 June 2018
Financial Markets in brief – new regulation and other developments
17 May 2018
Financial Markets in brief – new regulation and other developments
17 April 2018
Financial Markets in brief – new regulation and other developments
15 March 2018
Financial Markets in brief – new regulation and other developments
15 February 2018
Financial Markets in brief – new regulation and other developments
18 January 2018
Financial Markets in brief – new regulation and other developments
14 December 2017
Financial Markets in brief – new regulation and other developments
16 November 2017
Financial Markets in brief – new regulation and other developments
17 October 2017
Financial Markets in brief – new regulation and other developments
14 September 2017
Financial Markets in brief – new regulation and other developments
12 April 2017
New Prospectus Regulation offers more flexibility, but restricts some security conversions
13 March 2017
Trends I number of Dutch IPOs in 2015/2016 exceed expectations
22 February 2017
10 June 2015
De Brauw responds to European Prospectus Directive review proposals
12 December 2014
30 July 2014
Best Friends network leads M&A league tables in the first half of 2014
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